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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(04): 278-281
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.57207
Breast Radiology

Pictorial essay: Mammography of the male breast

Manju Bala Popli
Department of Radiological Imaging and NMR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Lucknow Road, Delhi - 110 054, India
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V Popli
Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, Rajpur Road, New Delhi - 110 054, India
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P Bahl
Department of Radiological Imaging and NMR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Lucknow Road, Delhi - 110 054, India
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Y Solanki
Department of Radiological Imaging and NMR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Lucknow Road, Delhi - 110 054, India
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Abstract

Mammography is an imaging modality that is widely perceived to be of use only in women for the detection and diagnosis of breast pathologies. Here, we present a pictorial essay on the mammographic spectrum of male breast pathologies.

Keywords

Breast - male - mammography


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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